William McKinley

In preparation for Presidents' Day, second-graders at Sward Elementary School in Oak Lawn recently learned about presidents, as they were asked to complete research projects on a specific president, according to a release from Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. Students presented projects to the class as iMovies, songs, speeches, dioramas or even comic strips, according to the district. Shane Mulcahy went back in time, so to speak, and met President Franklin D. Roosevelt, then wrote about his findings in the Daily Bugle, the release said. Meanwhile, Jack Kazmierczak published his edition of the McKinley Times with details about President William McKinley's life. Daily...

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